stank

[ stangk ]

verb

1. a simple past tense of stink.

stank

¹

/ stæŋk /

noun

1. a small cofferdam, esp one of timber made watertight with clay
2. dialect.
   a pond or pool

verb

1. tr to make (a stream, cofferdam, etc) watertight, esp with clay

stank

²

/ stæŋk /

noun

1. a drain, as in a roadway
2. a draining board adjacent to a sink unit

stank

³

/ stæŋk /

verb

1. a past tense of stink

Word History and Origins

Origin of stank¹

C13: from Old French estanc , probably from estancher to stanch

Origin of stank²

special use of stank ² (in the sense: pool, pond)

Example Sentences

He visited Los Angeles in 1926 and declared that “the whole place stank of orange blossoms.”

From Los Angeles Times

And if the pitch stank, Borzello wouldn’t be afraid to say so.

From Los Angeles Times

The rules stank, but the rules were the rules, and everyone knew them, and Bush allegedly broke them, and no shiny trophy is going to change that.

From Los Angeles Times

He found a place in Astana in an apartment that stank of cat.

From Seattle Times

It seemed he had a successful Navy career, but gave it all up to follow Trump around Mar-a-Lago, a demeaning job that means inhaling ketchup-and-butt stank all day long.

From Salon

Related Words

• smell